The Director of Publicity for the All Progressives Congress, Bala Ibrahim, has claimed that members of the Labour Party are defecting to the ruling party to understand the intricacies of political strategy and governance.
In an interview with News Central on Sunday, Ibrahim emphasized that the acquisition of power is a fundamental goal in politics, asserting that the APC provides a robust platform for politicians to achieve their ambitions and effect meaningful change. He added that the APC is committed to delivering the dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
Ibrahim noted that politicians from other parties, including the Labour Party, are joining the APC to advance their goals and benefit from the party’s policies and programs. He argued that the APC offers opportunities that some smaller parties might lack, providing a more viable platform for achieving political ambitions.
He highlighted the APC’s mission to deliver good governance, improve education, address unemployment, and provide better living conditions for Nigerians.
When asked about the party’s performance since it assumed power in 2015, Ibrahim said it was premature to make a definitive judgment. He pointed out that the APC has been in power for nearly a decade, combining eight years under former President Muhammadu Buhari and close to two years under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Ibrahim compared this to what he described as years of misrule by the Peoples Democratic Party.
He reiterated the APC’s commitment to progress and improving the lives of Nigerians, stressing that the party remains focused on delivering its promises through policies aimed at health, education, and economic opportunities.
“The position of power is very central in politics. Whoever is in politics has gone there with an ambition. The ambition is to grab or gain power so as to the programmes he has or the party has with in view to changing the lives of the people.
” So the APC as a party is in power at the moment in the center. It is doing everything to change the narrative and make people have good dividends of democracy.
“In the struggle for these other political parties, the Labour Party inclusive are crossing over to the APC for a number of reasons. One is to learn the ropes of the game, two is to see how they can be able to achieve their mission or ambition through the policies and programmes of the party, because their own party may not be giving them the desired platform and avenue,” he said.
“The APC is a progressive party. It is anchored on the ambition of progress. It is anchored on the motion of giving good dividends to the people. It is anchored on giving people good health, good facilities, good education, employment and changing the narratives of life generally.
“The APC has been in power for ten years now, close to, eight years of Buhari plus close to two years of Tinubu. When you juxtapose that with two years of misrule of PDP, you see that it is too early to make any valid judgment,” he added.
